This is a bug fix for ipDefaultRouter Table. According to the new IP MIBs, the DefaultRouterLifeTime(expire) entry in this table is unsigned 32. It measures the remaining length of time in seconds. I
But if no applications use this value, and nothing is boken. It's not harmful to change the kernel to provide MIBs in as-is format. Thanks Shirley Ma IBM Linux Technology Center 15300 SW Koll Parkwa
This rule would mean that any new kernel development *could* break something somewhere else? ;-) I don't see any application uses these values for now, so I change them. It's good for kernel to prov
Please try to avoid changing the interface as long as you can. Please add something rather change it. In these case, we can avoid changing the interface, so let's avoid breaking interface. For ipv6in
Format and layout of procfs files have to stay as they are, this is just the nature of the game. We can create new files to present information in new ways and formats, but I totally prefer using net
OK, I agree with both of you. Then this patch is not needed. Yoshifuji, you can sleep in peace. ;-) Thank you all! Shirley Ma IBM Linux Technology Center 15300 SW Koll Parkway Beaverton, OR 97006-606
This is a bug fix for ipDefaultRouter Table. According to the new IP MIBs, the DefaultRouterLifeTime(expire) entry in this table is unsigned 32. It measures the remaining length of time in seconds. I
Agree. But if no applications use this value, and nothing is boken. It's not harmful to change the kernel to provide MIBs in as-is format. Thanks Shirley Ma IBM Linux Technology Center 15300 SW Koll